mining

The need to store and manage mine tailings — the waste created by grinding up and processing ore — is modern mining’s greatest environmental liability and long-term expense.

In Episode 4 of The Road, Isaac Phan Nay explores how Ontario’s consultation of First Nations clashes with international law on the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

When Ellen Rice-Hogan discovered that someone had bought a mining claim under her farm, she was shocked.

In Episode 2 of The Road, Isaac Phan Nay examines the history — and myths — that surround the Ring of Fire mining region in northern Ontario. 

Last week, the Chiefs of Ontario called for a moratorium on mining claims to deal with the problems connected with the onslaught of stakes linked to the province’s digital mineral lands administration system.

The battle between a Canadian mining company and Panama over one of the richest copper-gold mines in the Americas is headed to international arbitration – exposing Canada’s double standard when it comes to promoting free trade in the Global South.

Indigenous communities must be meaningfully engaged in the mining process from day one. That might even mean saying no to mining if the impact on our land, people, environment, or subsistence lifestyles is too great.

Cat Lake First Nation leadership is voicing their opposition to Queen’s Park over failing in their duty to consult, conduct proper environmental assessments and keep treaty obligations.

Is it possible to drive a big electric truck and be green at the same time? Chris Pollon test drives a Ford F-150 Lightning — the EV version of North America’s bestselling pickup — to find out.

A Canadian mining company is the chief motive for the most important political and social crisis to rock Panama in over a generation.

B.C. must offer First Nations a clear path to assert their rights and title and advance their economic and social well-being. 

Leaders representing several First Nations from the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario gave Premier Doug Ford notice that they will not allow any mining activity on their land. During a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto, the leaders conveyed their frustration at Ford’s failure to meet directly with them to discuss mining claims in their territories.

As the state begins looking beyond fossil fuels, mining companies are quietly preparing to take over its highways.

Canada has had ample opportunity to prove it is serious about reining in corporate abuse but has repeatedly failed to act. The international community is paying attention.

The Gitxaała Nation's court challenge is testing how much teeth British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will have on the laws of the province, setting up precedent for the federal equivalent that enshrined UNDRIP into law in 2021.